Zombie Bodyguard-Chapter 1496 - 1493: Tang Banqing’s Distress

Sleeping soundly, Lin Tian felt the chills with Yun Xiaotian crouching at the bedside looking at him. Just the thought of being touched by another man made him shiver again.

Yun Xiaotian blinked with innocent eyes and said, "Brother Lin, I just came to wake you up."

"Why didn’t you say so earlier? You scared me! Was that noise from earlier made by you?" Lin Tian asked, puzzled, but upon thinking carefully, it didn’t seem like it. This kid was always quiet and wouldn’t make a racket.

"No, Brother Lin, it was Old Tang who came back, she was downstairs yelling about something. I wanted you to get up and have a look." Yun Xiaotian pointed outside the window, also looking puzzled.

Tang Banqing is back? Lin Tian was taken aback and looked out the window. It was already daylight outside, but strangely, it was now silent. Puzzled, Lin Tian pushed open the door and went out to the hallway, seeing Tang Banqing pacing downstairs looking very agitated.

It was already early morning, many people were up and were crowded by the windows watching the old lady downstairs. Having stayed here for many days, it was their first time seeing Tang Banqing, naturally not knowing who she was.

"Old Tang, what’s the matter that’s urgent?" Lin Tian couldn’t help but shout. Tang Banqing hurriedly left a few days ago and now suddenly returned, so agitated—did something go wrong with her business outside?

Many Ancient Martial Artists turned to look at Lin Tian when he spoke, and Tang Banqing also turned her head sharply. Her eyes lit up when she saw Lin Tian, "Young man, come down quickly, the old woman has urgent matters."

Lin Tian was curious as to why this old woman was making such a fuss early in the morning. He leaped gracefully from the second floor to the ground below, his move smooth and stylish.

"Bravo!" A crowd cheered and clapped vigorously.

Approaching Tang Banqing, Lin Tian asked again, "What’s the matter, Old Tang?"

Tang Banqing glanced around, pulling Lin Tian into the building, and only spoke when no one was around, "Young man, I’ve only been away from Qinglan Garden for a few days, how did such a big thing happen?"

Big thing? Did this old lady quickly learn about Aunt Wang’s promotion to Innate? But Aunt Wang’s promotion wouldn’t require urgency, Lin Tian thought for a moment, testing, "Old Tang, are you referring to Wang Wanxi from the Wang Family?"

"What Wang Wanxi? Why would I care about her? What I care about is that the meteorite core was auctioned!" Tang Banqing glared, huffing with anger.

Lin Tian was stunned, scratching his temple, "Uh, it did happen."

"I am so angry! Actually sold the meteorite core, truly wasteful! I went to ask Tang Ziqing, she wouldn’t say, then to ask people from Langya Pavilion, who claimed they couldn’t disclose client information. Tell me, who took away the meteorite core at the auction? I want to settle the score with them." Tang Banqing grew ever more furious, treating the meteorite core as more precious than her life.

Settle the score? Lin Tian blinked, slightly awkward, "Old Tang, can you tell me why the meteorite core is so important? That stone was kept at Qingshuang Pavilion for so long and could never be forged, to be strict it isn’t much use."

"Previously what you said would’ve been correct—couldn’t be forged, couldn’t be used. But your transmutation stone appeared. With the transmutation stone, I can forge the meteorite core and make you a masterpiece weapon. Nevermind, that’s beside the point, first, tell me who took the meteorite core at the auction. I heard that person is also a pharmacist."

Tang Banqing impatiently waved her hand, urging Lin Tian to answer her question.

"Would Old Tang truly forge a weapon for me?" Lin Tian looked delighted, yet uncertain about Tang Banqing’s forging skills, he hesitated, "But there’s only this one transmutation stone, is Old Tang really confident?"

He spoke the truth as he saw it; having finally acquired the transmutation stone and meteorite core, if Tang Banqing messed them up, there’d be no way for him to deal with it.

"Talking about confidence? You’re doubting this old woman’s forging skills? Listen, in the current Ancient Martial World, if I can’t forge a good sword, no one else would dare claim they can." Tang Banqing glared at Lin Tian, exuding confidence.

Claiming she’s first and none second is a bold statement, but Lin Tian found it a bit like Huang Po boasting about her own melons. He was quite skeptical.

Seeing Lin Tian’s skeptical look, Tang Banqing was rendered speechless with anger, glaring for ages before huffing, "Young man, dare doubt the old lady’s skills? Let me show you something, otherwise, you’ll remain oblivious."

She then moved back into the house, returning with a wooden box in hand. With a snap, she slapped the box onto the table, displaying quite an irate demeanor.

Eyeing the wooden box, dark red wood engraved with peculiar patterns, Lin Tian uttered a soft huh as these patterns seemed familiar.

Seeing Lin Tian caught off guard by a wooden box, Tang Banqing, like an old mischievous child, said proudly, "Open it and take a look."

Lin Tian opened the box, inside lay a rectangular strip of yellow paper, scribbled with crooked drawings resembling heavenly text, familiar imagery known well by Lin Tian.

"It’s a talisman paper..." Lin Tian exclaimed in surprise, Tang Banqing was about to speak proudly, but Lin Tian’s next words almost made her jump, "Old Tang, isn’t this talisman from a roadside fortune teller?"

"A roadside fortune teller? You sure dare to speak!" Tang Banqing nearly pointed at Lin Tian’s nose, furiously declaring, "This was brought from the Zhang Family through my friend’s efforts for forging swords. Truly unappreciated!"

Indeed it is talisman paper from the Zhang Family, Lin Tian realized, having seen the drawings on the talisman paper, he guessed as such since Zhang Lingyu had used talisman magic before him many times, becoming quite familiar with Zhang Family’s talisman paper.

Tang Banqing must have left abruptly for the sake of this talisman paper; as for how it’s used in sword forging, Lin Tian didn’t know. Perhaps it’s for formation? Or, like in games, enchanting weapons?

Enchantment was an exaggerated term, not impossible; during the great battle at the shrine, bullets used by Thunder Wolf and Ghost were enhanced by Zhang Lingyu’s talisman, capable of damaging spiritual bodies.

"Cough, cough..." Lin Tian pretended to cough twice, then seriously said, "Alright, I admit it, Old Tang’s forging skills are unmatched. Earlier, I was ignorant, please forgive me."

"Enough nonsense, who took the meteorite core? Without getting it back, how can I forge swords? It was tremendously hard to acquire the Fire Suppression Talisman, don’t tell me the meteorite core is gone!" Tang Banqing waved dismissively, indifferent to Lin Tian’s apology.

"Uh, Old Tang, actually the meteorite core is with..." Lin Tian hesitated, about to clarify the meteorite core’s location when suddenly, there was a knock on the door.